Rams Runner-up at Long Island Intercollegiate Championship

Apr 30, 2010

Rams Runner-up at Long Island Intercollegiate
Championship

The Bridge - Par 72 - 6,925 Yards

Bridgehampton, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State golf team took
second place at the Long Island Intercollegiate Championship at The
Bridge, in Bridgehampton, N.Y. The Rams finished three strokes
behind Dowling College, who captured the team championship with a
two-day team total of 656 (325-331).

The conditions were better suited for scoring in today's final
round as the wind diminished overnight. Senior Matt Livolsi
(Stewart Manor, N.Y./Sewanhaka) finished in fourth place
individually for Farmingdale State, shooting a final round 78 for a
two-day total of 158. Senior Masa Maruyama (Yamanashi,
Japan/Sundai), who was in third place after round one, posted an 86
to finish in eighth place. Seniors Larry Hipp (Bethpage,
N.Y./Bethpage) and Jim McLaughlin (Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside)
finished in a tie for 12th place with two-day totals of 168.

Nassau's Mike Midgette and Luke Walters of Dowling College each
had a two-day total of 154 and went to playoff holes. After pars on
the 10th hole, Midgette had a par 5 on 18 as Walters recorded a
double bogey, naming Midgette the tournament medalist. Dowling's
Anthony Corzi took third place with rounds of 75 and 81, while St.
Joseph's Matt Dennis, who shot a final round best 74, finished in
fifth place.

Farmingdale State next travels to Hershey Country Club in
Hershey, Penn. on May 11-14 for the Division III National
Championship.